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The USF School of Law Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic was founded in 2000 by Professor Robert Talbot to provide legal services related to a variety of intellectual property issues while giving students hands-on experience in this critical and expanding area of the law.
The clinic works often with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and is a founding partner in "Chilling Effects," a joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and law clinics at Harvard University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and the University of Maine.
Under the supervision of faculty members, students in the clinic provide pro bono legal services to clients involved in a range of intellectual property law issues including copyright and trademark questions. The clinic initially was focused on handling domain name disputes between large trademark holders and individuals or small businesses in proceedings before the International Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). A recent undertaking of the clinic provided college students accused of illegal music downloading with the legal counseling they needed to respond to letters from the Recording Industry Association of America. In another recent project, the clinic consulted and represented numerous parties who were targeted by the USCG in mass filings against alleged copyright violators.
In 2002, the clinic helped establish ChillingEffects.org, an online clearinghouse of legal resources designed to help internet users understand the protections that the First Amendment and intellectual property laws provide for online activities. Specifically, Chilling Effects is designed to help users threatened with cease and desist letters, which can be used to stifle free expression on the web. Chilling Effects quickly became a noted force on the internet and today any intellectual property lawyer sending a cease and desist letter must consider that the letter will be published and analyzed on the website. Other law schools have recently joined the project, including George Washington University Law School, DePaul University College of Law, and others. The clinic has applied for trademark registration for several clients.
The clinic is closely associated with the USF School of Law's McCarthy Institute for Intellectual Property and Technology Law. The institute was founded by Senior Professor J. Thomas McCarthy, internationally recognized as a preeminent expert in the field, and is now directed by Professor David Franklyn. McCarthy and Franklyn both serve as consultants to the clinic.
Professor Robert Talbot is director of the Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic, as well as the Investor Justice Clinic. Talbot practiced criminal law privately and as a public defender before teaching law. He has developed training programs for the San Francisco Police Department and San Mateo County Police Academy, and been a consultant to several state agencies, including the State of California Department of Water Resources and the California Tax Franchise Board. He is a legal analyst who has appeared in numerous media outlets, including CNN, CBS, local network affiliates, and Tech TV. He is also a consultant for the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Examiner.
Adjunct Professor Mehrnaz Boroumand Smith is a partner in the San Francisco office of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, specializing in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation matters. Her practice focuses on representing high technology companies in litigation regarding claims of patent, copyright, and trademark infringement, as well as breach of contract, breach of warranty, fraud, unfair competition and misappropriation of trade secrets. Her experience has ranged from working for clients in the IT outsourcing, software, laser, video gaming, arts and crafts, and toy industries as well as the semiconductor industry. She has appeared in federal and state courts and is also experienced in arbitration matters. She has also litigated trademark cases for more than 14 years.
While a student at USF, Adjunct Professor Jonathan Kerry-Tyerman was editor-in-chief of the USF Intellectual Property Law Bulletin. In addition, he clerked for the Alcala Law Firm, researching and drafting legal memoranda in securities law disputes, which culminated in successful arbitration of client claims before NASD. Currently, Kerry-Tyerman is the content development director of Lexis Nexis where he shapes the strategic vision for the product and content portfolio, including the acquisition, development, and maintenance of federal analytical and statutory content in all media. His publications include "No Analog Analogue: Searchable Digital Archives and Amazon's Unprecedented Search Inside the book Program as Fair Use," published in the Stanford Technology Law Review (2006), and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd, published in the Intellectual Property Law Bulletin (2003). He has been the clinic's technical expert.
Staff Attorney Jessica Fajfar has practiced before the USPTO for the past three years. In her position as staff attorney for the Clinic she has worked on several trademark prosecution matters with students, including both responding to trademark office actions and filing initial trademark applications. She is also Of Counsel at a boutique Silicon Valley firm, RafterMarsh, which specializes in handling licensing and IP matters for technology companies, where she oversees the trademark prosecution practice. Fajfar graduated summa cum laude from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and received her LL.M. in IP & Technology Law from USF.
Senior Professor J. Thomas McCarthy is founding director of USF's McCarthy Institute for Intellectual Property and Technology Law, which is named in his honor. He was the recipient of the 2003 President's Award of the International Trademark Association, the 2000 Pattishall Medal for excellence in teaching trademark law from the Brand Names Education Foundation, the 1997 Ladas Professional Author Award from the Brand Names Education Foundation, and numerous other honors. The American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association named Professor McCarthy "the most influential trademark expert of the 20th century." He is the author of the renowned multi-volume treatise McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition.
Professor Franklyn spent five years in private practice as a litigator for Mayer, Brown & Platt in Chicago before joining the faculty at Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Franklyn has authored several articles on trademark and liability issues and collaborates with Senior Professor J. Thomas McCarthy on numerous projects. In November 2009, he organized the symposium, "The Brand as Property: Trademark Law and its Challenges in the New Era," co-sponsored by the McCarthy Institute, Microsoft Corp., the Chinese law firm Unitalen, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. He has consulted on trademark prosecutions for approximately 14 years.


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Groups Headed to Canada after April are bracing for a proposed federal tax overhaul that would eliminate the rebate that non-Canadian meeting organizers, exhibitors, and attendees can apply for after paying Canada's 6 percent value-added tax, called the Goods and Services Tax, or GST (a federal component of the Harmonized Sales Tax). The rebate of the GST compensates visitors for the value-added tax imposed on convention and meeting space expenditures, audiovisual, hotel room rates (but not meals, which will continue to be GST-exempt), exhibit-related fees, attractions, other goods and services, and gifts that will be brought back home.
If the law passes, all these items will, in effect, be 6 percent more expensive for non-Canadian groups after its effective date of April 1. But some meetings-specific elements of the proposed law would not take effect until April 1, 2009, if they were negotiated as part of a contract before the proposal was announced September 26. For example, registration fees that U.S. meeting-goers pay to attend U.S.-organized meetings in Canada would still be exempt until that date.
The change needs to be voted on in both Canada's House of Commons and its Senate, but at press time, Canada's Department of Finance could not provide a timeline for an ultimate decision.
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada, which is based in Ottawa, is marshaling a coalition of Canadian hotels, airlines, and attractions to seek a compromise on the elimination of the rebate, and the Ottawa-based Hotel Association of Canada is also opposing the move. TIAC has published a document, "A Business Case for Maintaining the GST/HST Visitors' Rebate Program," which can be found on Meeting Professionals International's Web site, www.mpiweb.org.
Christopher Jones, TIAC vice president of public affairs, says that he hopes a compromise might be adopted that would retain the GST rebate but relieve the government of administering it by putting that task in the hands of private companies, a common practice in European countries.
Says Tony Pollard, president of the Hotel Association of Canada, of the GST proposal: "The government is trying to save $78 million in rebates, but we may lose $218 million in business that goes elsewhere. Our position on the proposed law is very clear. We hate it."


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As someone who is allergic to 8 p.m. kickoffs and mid-November snowstorms, I can't believe I'm suggesting this: Maybe the Big Ten should push for November night games.
Reaction to Nebraska not getting an ABC/ESPN prime-time game in 2013? Oh, sure. But this is as much about the Big Ten's image as NU.
The Huskers' schedule isn't ready for prime time the first two months, except for UCLA on Sept. 14. But why would you want to go up against Alabama-Texas A&M that night? Assuming Nick Saban says that game will be prime time.
But Northwestern-Nebraska on Nov. 2 looks like an offensive track meet waiting to happen, and good for the Big Ten image at that. Then there's Huskers at Michigan on Nov. 9. Why not showcase that? NU at Penn State on Nov. 23 would be another candidate.
Certainly there are others. Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany says the league wouldn't stand in the way of November night ball. But that's hardly an invitation. Maybe the big network boys hadn't considered it because it was never available to them.
Nebraska was invited to the Big Ten to bolster the league's national profile, specifically the televised kind. The Big Ten Network has far reach but it's not the same.
Speaking of BTN, I agree with analyst Gerry DiNardo's take: move some high-profile league games up to early September. Nonconference games in November aren't preferable. But if you could have Nebraska-Michigan on Sept. 14? Big fun. Good marketing, too.
You wouldn't move Ohio State-Michigan to September (would you?). But could you play that game at night?
Sure. You could also hold a promotion: blanket night.
>> I was wondering if, and how, Creighton coach Greg McDermott was going to find room on his staff for an East Coast recruiter. Creating a personnel director spot for Steve Merfeld to hire Patrick Sellers looks smart. You bring an established recruiter on board and keep "Merf," a valuable game-planner and assistant. Sellers will help pave CU's way back east. I still think Chicago and Milwaukee are important targets for the Jays, too.
>> The TD Ameritrade Classic turned out to be a costly weekend, in more ways than one.
Nebraska's 1-3 tourney dropped the Huskers 12 spots in the RPI, to 47. CU went 3-1, but sits at 69th.
I didn't hear many complaints about the tourney, run by Nebraska, except for the price of admission. Butch Hug, NU assistant athletic director for facilities, said the event offered a $45 ticket that was good for all three days (seven games). Individual game tickets were sold for $20 each.
That's $10 more than a reserved seat for an NU home game (general admission is $7 and $5 for kids). Tickets to a Jays' home game at TDA are $10 for adults and $7 for kids ($12 and $8 for the May 14 Nebraska game).
Attendance wasn't what organizers had hoped. That had more to do with a lack of buzz, marketing and lack of momentum due to cold weather this spring. The tourney was a good idea. Hope they can do this again. Another good idea: tweak the prices. Make it affordable for kids.
>> I agree with Lee Terry's call for a National Hockey League exhibition game in Omaha. I don't understand the timing. I'm sure there's nothing political behind it.
MECA President Roger Dixon told me on Monday that he's had several talks with the NHL about bringing a game to Omaha, but the NHL wants too much money. No wonder nobody outside NHL towns pays attention.
>> Dixon said he's tried NBA teams (Chicago Bulls last year), too, but the timing for the NBA clubs to come here hasn't worked out. I vote for a game between the Atlanta Hawks and whoever drafts Doug McDermott. You know, after next season.
>> I was surprised that the U.S. Swim Trials are coming back to Omaha's pool in 2016 and mildly surprised that Omaha aggressively went after the event. It seemed like everyone thought it was time to try something else. For Omaha to straight-up beat San Antonio and St. Louis for a third Trials is amazing to think about. Of the three times we secured the Trials, this was the most impressive.
>> Remember when San Antonio used to get everything?
>> Mr. (Jack) Hoffman goes to Washington. The story keeps getting better. The photo of Jack and President Obama is priceless.
>> I suppose Jack is now a big Cincinnati Bengals fan.
>> Does Bill Belichick know that Rex Burkhead went to the Bengals?
>> Does Jerry Jones know that ... never mind.
>> I had no problem with the name College Football Playoff. Personally, I would have gone with "SEC Member-Guest" or "Grandson of Them All."
>> How long will the Kansas City Royals hover around first place? Until Alex Gordon's grand slam shot in Detroit falls to earth.
>> I admire Jason Collins. He'll face some thorns, but today's world is more tolerant. I think today's professional athletes are, too. Not all, obviously. I'm interested to see the public reaction. The image of the macho man athlete is alive and well but how many really care about an athlete's sexuality?
>> Loved the movie "42." I saw it with my Brooklyn Dodger expert and my dad said it was mostly accurate. He said Leo Durocher was suspended for another reason. And the Pee Wee Reese moment happened at second base. But he approved. Harrison Ford was Oscar-worthy as Branch Rickey.
>> I'm glad my 11-year-old daughter is getting into sports. She says she's a big fan of the show "Duck Dynasty." That's the one about the 2010 Oregon football team, right?
>> One more and I'm outta here: Terrific show put on by the Nebraska softball team last weekend, led by Big Ten pitcher of the week Tatum Edwards. The Huskers won two of three from ninth-ranked Michigan. The games were exciting, well-played. Softball plays well on TV. The games move at a fast clip; they're usually well-pitched. The Big Ten tourney is headed for Lincoln on May 9. See you there.
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Thelma McQueen attended public school in Augusta, Georgia and graduated from high school in Long Island, New York. After a brief stint in nursing school at the Lincoln Training School in the Bronx, McQueen pursued her acting career. She studied dance with Janet Collins, Geoffrey Holder, and Katherine Dunham. She performed with the dance troupe of Katherine Dunham.
In 1934, she joined Venezuela Jones's Harlem-based Youth Theatre Group to study dance, music, and drama on a professional level.
In 1935, she made her stage debut as part of the Butterfly Ballet in Jones's off-Broadway production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Upon seeing her dance, a friend nicknamed her "Butterfly." She immediately adopted the name as her own, and it remained with her throughout her career.
After performing in the "Butterfly Ballet" (in a 1935 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"), McQueen was dubbed "Butterfly".
Disliking her birth name, she later had her name legally changed to "Butterfly McQueen."
In 1936, she made her Broadway stage debut as Lucille, the maid, in George Abbot's "Brown Sugar" directed by George Abbott.
She appeared as Lulu, a shop girls' assistant, in "The Women." She became a permanent member of the Abbott Acting Company and was cast in several other George Abbott productions including "Brother Rat" (1937) and "What A Life" (1938). She earned her greatest stage recognition in "What a Life" and during its run was offered the role of Prissy in "Gone With the Wind." While the part verged on stereotype, McQueen brought a comic pathos to her portrayal. The role of Prissy, Miss Scarlett's squeaky-voiced maid, in "Gone with the Wind" would be her most famous.
McQueen could not attend Gone with the Wind's premiere as it was held in a 'white's only' theater, but she was a guest of honor at its 50th anniversary celebration in 1989.
Although Gone with the Wind went on to become a huge success, McQueen found it difficult finding work as an actress. Like many black actors in 1940s Hollywood, McQueen found few challenging roles and was usually relegated to playing domestics. She rebelled against Hollywood's rigid system of racial stereotyping and often insisted on altering scenes and dialogue that demeaned people of color. Frustrated with the stereotyping, she eventually returned to New York.
Among her better known films are Vincente Minnelli's "Cabin in the Sky" (1943), Michael Curtiz' "Mildred Pierce" (1945) and King Vidor's "Duel in the Sun" (1947). She also appeared in the musical comedy "I Dood It" and "Flame of Barbary Coast (1945).
From 1947 to 1951, she was a regular on the radio show "Beulah."
In 1951, she put on a one-woman show at Carnegie Hall, but she soon found she had to take on other jobs to support herself. During the 1950's, she worked as a companion for a woman in Long Island and sold toys at Macy's.
In the mid-1950s, she played the part of Queen Elizabeth Victoria in the all-black production, The World's My Oyster. This was followed by an appearance an adaptation of Molière's "School for Wives." In the mid-1960s, she appeared in "The Athenian Touch" In between she accepted a series of casual jobs, ranging from taxi dispatcher to seamstress to factory worker, in order to survive. At one point, she moved back to Augusta, Georgia, where she gave music lessons, appeared on her own radio show, opened a restaurant, and served as a hostess at the Stone Mountain Memorial Museum of Confederate Times.
In 1968, McQueen returned to the spotlight as Hattie in the off-Broadway musical "Curley McDimple" and one year later starred in her own musical revue entitled "Butterfly McQueen and Friends." This was followed by a powerful performance as Dora Lee, an elevator operator, in George Abbott's play "Three Men on a Horse."
Over the years she has also appeared in a number of dramatic television productions, including "The Green Pastures" (1957) and "Our World" (1987), and in the TV series "The Beulah Show" (1950-52)
In the 1975 stage musical "The Wiz," she was initially cast to play the Queen of the Field Mice until her scene was cut. She ended up understudying the role of Addapearle, the Good Witch of the North.
In 1975, at age 64, McQueen earned a bachelor's degree in political science from New York's City College. Throughout her life, she made education a top priority. As early as 1946 she began taking courses in political science, Spanish, drama, dance, and music, first at the City College of Los Angeles and then at the University of California at Los Angeles, Southern Illinois University, Queen's College, and New York University.
Her role in the 1979 children's special "The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody" earned her an Emmy Award. And, in 1986, McQueen returned to the large screen as Ma Kennywick in "Mosquito Coast". Three years later she appeared in the movies "Polly" and "Stiff". Then, in 1989, she played Prissy yet again, signing autographs and quoting her most famous line at the widely publicized celebrations commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Gone With the Wind.
She has also devoted much of her time and energy to community service work, helping out in the offices of city politicians and serving as a playground supervisor at an elementary school in Harlem. Fond of children, she also worked at the Mount Morris Park Recreation Center as a receptionist and tap dance and ballet lessons. She defined herself at the time through her commitment to the "black family," she said.
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When I updated my ip4 to 4.2.1 I jailbroke it with limera1n, and with redsn0w later. The only thing I installed on the clean boot was SBSettings, and it put my phone into the infinite boot. I did the easy way out, and restored it, but I did the same thing again and it was stuck in infinite boot again, so I avoided SBSettings.
The one thing I did wrong was reboot the device without booting it up while connected to the computer, with redsn0w in "just boot in tethered mode".
Well I tried again, 15 minutes ago as of typing, and as I have other issues with iTunes I had uninstalled some drivers from apple inc. Stuck in infinite boot mode again, I restarted the device (holding HOME and POWER) and quickly started the boot in tethered mode in redsn0w.
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These Plans are a work of art. I had them laminated as soon as I received them. Excellent detail for building your first Archtop but I do agree with ChrisG that a contour map should have been included in these plans. I wonder what Benedetto's thoughts are on this comment.....Cheers!
This is a well drawn plan, but the user will have to draw out their own contour maps of the top and bottom plate...a major omission, in my opinion. And when you try to make a contour you will find that the back arch sections do not match up to the back longitudinal seam section. The back seam section in the plan agrees with the template provided in the back of the book. As an instance, section D is more than 1/8 inch deeper than the same spot on the seam section. The same applies to the other back sections. I will have to re-draw these sections in order to make a contour map. The top arch sections match up nicely. This plan is not inexpensive, so this is a disappointment.
These are the best drawings I,ve found. They are suitable for framing. I am a about 3 guitars away from attempting to make an archtop, still the details in the drawings, along with Benedetto's dvd ,and book have made making my two piece body with laminated carved top, electric guitars much better, and the one neck I made using drawings, and Beneddeto's techniques came out very high quality.
I found this drawing set accurate, complete and easy to follow.
But the best your can get. A piece of art.
A true work of art left me speachless and deep in thought cheers and thankyou George
si vous cherchés un plan: STOP C'EST CELUI-CI!!! j'en ai acheté plusieurs mais je pense que les autres ne font que représenter la guitare avec plus ou moins d'information mais absolument incomplet pour pouvoir s'en servir comme base pour une fabrication ca c'est du BENEDETTO !
These highly detailed plans gave me all the information I needed, along with Bob Benedetto's book, to build this guitar, with great results!
These are so nice, I went and had them professionally backed and mounted at a hobby store. Now using plexiglass to trace and make perfect templates. A-1.
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About last night---
To put this mess in the proper perspective consider that Southern Illinois was a team that had lost six straight. And not just six straight, but six straight by an average margin of 17 points. This figured to be a team that wouldn't fight the inevitable---boy was that wrong. Wichita State couldn't have looked any better through the first thirteen and half minutes—they lead by 17 at the 7:23 mark. Who could have possibly seen a 25-3 run coming against them?
Not finishing---
People generally assume the term 'finishing' applies to the end of the game and it generally does. Last night against SIU it should have come in the first half, but the Shockers let them up off the mat and then had problems containing them the rest of the night. You never want to let a bad team think they are anything but bad, which is exactly what Southern Illinois is. WSU missed a great opportunity to have an easy night, by thinking that they were already having one. If they'd kept them down for a few more minutes that game would have been over by the half.
Not finishing part 2…
…as it pertains to the end of the game. Two of the last three possessions for Wichita State ended in turnovers. One of those came on a shot clock violation after a time out. I know that confidence is a tricky thing, but it's interesting to me to see a team that was so tough in the face of adversity earlier in the season when three starters went down—suddenly turn a little timid.
Hoops IQ---
There were three straight possessions late in the game for SIU that the Shockers defended perfectly for the first 30 seconds of the shot clock, only for the Salukis to score on all three possessions. Twice it was because of silly—heck—stupid fouls. There were more than a few times last night that the Shockers were their own worst enemy.
The last play---
I'm sure more than a few Shocker fans that that Jalen Pendleton charged into Demetric Williams, I thought it was good non-call. Pendleton may have been a little out of control, but Demetric was falling backwards either stumbling, or trying to buy the call. I do think that the goal tending call on Ehimen Orupke was incorrect. The ball still appeared to be on its upward flight, I was surprised that the call was made.
Now what---
It's not time to panic, but a little worry might be warranted. As things sit right now WSU will be favored in its remaining home games, but I'd have trouble picking them at Indiana State, Illinois State or Creighton. Three more losses gets them to eight heading to St. Louis---even with a high RPI is 11-7 in the Valley good enough for an at-large bid to the NCAA?


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Dyche: Clarets will bounce back from Boro loss
10:17am Sunday 29th December 2013 in Sport
CLARETS chief Sean Dyche believes his men can bounce back from their Boxing Day blues as they cross Lancashire for their final game of 2013 - and he is sure they have what it takes to topple Wigan Athletic and move back to the summit of the Championship.
Burnley lost their place at the top of the pile when they slipped to a 1-0 loss at Middlesbrough on Thursday but Dyche knows enough about his men to know that a rare defeat is not the end of the world and nothing more than a setback.
The Riverside reverse was only a third league loss of the season for Dyche and the manager said: "Three losses is tremendous in a way because the challenges are right there for us, they were there at the beginning of the season and they're still there.
"To only have three losses at this stage, well I think most Burnley people would take that, and I would myself.
"I've been very proud of the players of what they're achieving and what they're delivering.
"There were large parts of the game at Middlesbrough where I thought they delivered a good performance.
"We'll reflect on it, we'll add in the things that we think are important and make sure everyone's fit and ready to go again at Wigan."
Middlesbrough's coaching staff celebrated the Boxing Day win in their dugout and rather than being annoyed by that, Dyche sees that as a mark of respect and added: "We are a force and a team to be reckoned with because we're right up there.
"Weirdly that's a strange kind of positive that people view us like that.
"We played some real good build-up play at Middlesbrough and got into the right areas.
"It was only really in the box when we weren't as alive as we have been, although Shay Given made two really good saves, especially from Ingsy in the first half."
Dyche believes the Clarets would have got something from the game had it not been for Given and he added: "If you look at their squad and their team-sheet that's been put together for a whole lot of money.
"Credit to Steve Gibson because seemingly from what I read he keeps backing it year on year.
"They've got Shay Given in goal, not exactly a mug that's for sure.
"It's fair to say he can make a save, which he did.
"But we move on now and it's another important game and another big game for us.
"We're taking plenty over there. There was a great group of supporters at Middlesbrough and they're going to Wigan in numbers so we're looking forward to it."
While the festive period is always a hectic time with games coming thick and fast, Dyche doesn't believe in the need to change his squad or start rotating his men and says the advances in sports science and diet can make the difference.
The manager has limited numbers to choose from but is likely to resist any temptation to rest men despite the schedule.
"I wouldn't change my team for that reason," he said.
"The lads get magnificent support now with dietary support and sports science.
"At Middlesbrough our energy was excellent and application was excellent yet again – certain players covering miles for the cause, as well as some of the quality.
"We'll make sure they're rested and then they'll come in on Saturday morning ready to build into the game at Wigan.
"We've already pre-planned what we expect from them and how we're going to support them in doing so so that they're ready to play.
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Gerbing Electric Gloves: A Pleasant Surprise
25 comments:
- bobskoot said...
Quote: ". . . my address, phone number, place of employment, blood type, sexual preference and favorite chocolate. . ."
wow, that's a lot of information to give them. They are very thorough to make sure you are the right person. BTW: what is your favourite chocolate, or is that too personal . . . ?
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- 10:58 PM, January 09, 2012
- Richard Machida said...
I have heard many stories of their wonderful customer service. It has made for many loyal customers and ensured that folks like me would put them at the top of the list if I were looking for heated gear.
- 11:08 PM, January 09, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
bobskoot: I have a variety of favorite chocolate depending on the situation. For afternoon tea I prefer a Figaro -- a locally made layering of light and dark chocolate.
With evening tea it's Cadbury Milk Chocolate with Roasted Almonds.
During the workday a Hershey Bar is fine...
- 12:43 AM, January 10, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
RichardM: The Gerbing gear is great stuff. I definitely keep them at the top of the list.
- 12:43 AM, January 10, 2012
- Bryce said...
Hershey chocolate of this day and age is not the Hershey of old. Mind said chocolate name wasn't even seen in Canada for years and years. Then the parent company established at Smith Falls in eastern Ontario.
---as to Gerbings had a pair for years and years. And like you never registered them or so I thought. When the Goldwing was reluctantly sold, let them go with bike; after ten years they still worked.
The days of forcing myself to ride in cold weather are long gone. No need to prove to myself or others
I could still ride and not be a wimp.
BTW Have you been enjoying the mild temperatures of the last few days??
- 1:35 AM, January 10, 2012
- Rogier said...
If you really want to warm up after a cold ride get Cote d' Or Chocolate from Belgium. The old paper packaging . Pure with Expresso. Or Milk with a Lathe :-)
- 1:57 AM, January 10, 2012
- Dar said...
Very cool that you are getting your gloves fixed or new. I've been tossing around the idea of getting heated gloves, but I have been making due this winter. Good customer service is rare nowadays.
- 3:00 AM, January 10, 2012
- Electrical Service Indiana said...
Gerbing Electric Gloves STRONGLY recommend the use of a temperature controller with this product, failure to do so may cause burns.
- 4:55 AM, January 10, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
Bryce: Generally, I agree with your comments about Hershey bars -- they aren't what I remember from youth. And I become especially peeved when I buy one from a store and it has melted and rehardened leaving you with a discolored gritty mess. There is a local store that has a whole box of melted bars. I bought one, took it back immediately, and they balked at an exchange not thinking it was a problem. They are what we call in the trad "chocolate idiots".
But there are times when you get a fresh Hershey bar, you have the right air temperature, and the exact perfect mix of hunger and sugar desire, well, then it is magic and transports me back to the river bank of the Ohio as a kid.
Riding lately has mostly been utilitarian -- to work, for errands, to get from A to B. It is nice to have days in the forties though!
- 7:23 AM, January 10, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
Rogier: I had not heard of Cote d' Or Chocolate and had to use Google to educate myself. Six milk chocolate bars for 30 dollars on Amazon.com. Looking further I find the company owned by the makers of Velveeta cheese -- Kraft Foods. Is that a good thing?
Either way I might try that stuff. Thanks for the head's up!
- 7:27 AM, January 10, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
Dar: Kim and I had a discussion about customer service and found we have different perspectives. I feel it's in a companies best interest to take back and exchange stuff for whatever reason. It's just bad business to create unhappy customers. Whatever loss is involved is just a cost of doing business.
Kim thinks too many people will take advantage and small businesses, unlike LL Bean and Walmart types, can't absorb the costs. She may be right.
I think can't afford the bad juju -- especially small local stores.
Regardless -- Gerbing was fantastic. The only thing that could go wrong now is they tell me there is nothing wrong with them.
- 7:30 AM, January 10, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
Electrical Service Indiana: I almost deleted your comment seeing the name thinking you were spam. Good thing I read it first!
I do have a thermostat for exactly that reason. Or at least that was the warning that got me to purchase it. I was looking forward to heat so great that burning was a danger.
The reality was I always ran on the highest setting and there was no danger at all of a burn. I'm certain the gloves never got near the 130F. They were definitely warm but didn't generate the heat I feel on a BMW heated grip. Maybe they were sort of defective from the start??
Looking forward to what I get back and the need for a thermostat!
- 7:34 AM, January 10, 2012
- Charlie6 said...
It's always great when you find a company that stands behind their product!
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- 8:00 AM, January 10, 2012
Sometimes it's good to be a pessimist. We're usually plesantly surprised!
- 9:56 AM, January 10, 2012
- Robert Wilson said...
True story. My father is named Joe. His father and his father and his father before him and all shared the same name. I, being the first born son expected this tradition to continue and when I was old enough to ask why he broke with it...this is what he said.
"Because ever Tom, Dick and Harry is name Joe." "Dad," I asked "why in the hell did you name me BOB then???"
- 1:35 PM, January 10, 2012
- Toadeus Maximus said...
Rode my old GSX-R1100 from Boston to Houlton, ME on Sunday. Snow kept me from pressing on to Madawaska. 22F out but through it all my hands and body were toasty thanks to Gerbings.
Feet were cold so the heated boot insoles are on the way now.
... word verification "gosycle"! Indeed
- 3:05 PM, January 10, 2012
- David Masse said...
Steve, there may be a common thread with electrical heating appliances for riders. I just ordered heated grips from Hot Grips in New Hampshire. Jim Hollander, I presume Jim is the owner based on their website, traded e-mails with me on a Saturday evening to assist me in ordering their product, and suggested I buy the grips from Lockitt.com. I also got similar stellar ordering help from the folks at Lockitt.com. My new heated grips are on the way, courtesy of the USPS. I hope they do for me what your Gerbings do for you.
Warm regards,
PS: another funny contextual word verification "harrush";
- 5:17 PM, January 10, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
Dom: It is nice to run into companies who are committed to their products. No one can be perfect but it is nice when someone makes it right.
- 9:33 PM, January 10, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
KathyH: But the surprises are too far and few. I try to be optimistic as much as I can. But there are days...
- 9:33 PM, January 10, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
Robert Wilson: Because he could!
Toadeus: You're doing some serious riding up in Maine. Glad to know the Gerbings hold up for the long rides too.
Those word verifications are often strange.
- 9:35 PM, January 10, 2012
- Steve Williams said...
David Masse: Let me know how those heated grips work for you. I wish I could have both but the Vespa doesn't have the power.
I'll take a look at lockit.com and see what else they have.
- 10:00 PM, January 10, 2012
Side note: Gerbing is bringing back all of their manufacturing to the USA! Specifically Stoneville, NC I think it is.
- 1:33 PM, January 11, 2012
That news link didn't come through in my post. Trying again:
- 1:34 PM, January 11, 2012
- Orin said...
Tumwater, eh? Just south of Olympia, on the I-5 corridor.
I just can't get past my fear of hot wires anywhere near my exposed flesh. I did today's errands on the GTS, under 35F overcast, and my snowboarding gloves did the trick once again. No electricity required...
Scootin' Old Skool
- 11:39 PM, January 11, 2012
- Jack Riepe said...
Dear Steve Williams:
While I have not had the opportunity to give my Gerbings gear the workout I intended, I am delighted with the NuBuck gloves I got from them last year, and the heated, micro-fiber liner, with complete coverage in the sleeves and collar.
However, I find the arrangement they have for for placing the heat controller can be dramatically improved.
On my bike, the power cord goes into a plug on the lower left side. This is a standard SAE plug on its own fuse. To this is attached a coiled-cord extension that I got from Gerbings. Instead of hanging the controller under the flap of my jacket, where I can't easily reach it underway, I had a nice lady sew two belt loops to the left LEG of my riding jeans (Defenders from Diamond Gusset), about two inches above the knee. I thread a little strap (with a Velcro fastening)through the belt loops and hang the controller from that.
The result is that I can easily reach the knob on the controller, and turn it, while wearing gloves, and while under way. The strap is loose enough not to constrict my leg, and tight enough to hold the slack in the coiled wire.
In the event of a flying dismount, the Velcro will just tear away.
Fondest regards,
Twisted Roads
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I have used these papers a lot in my Italy and France SB's. Lots of great uses for them. I mix them a lot with Prima's Ledger pad. Very good quality.
Prima creates some wonderful papers and this is no different. The design is wonderful and the paper is very high quality. Love it!
I have used this often since receiving the paper pack, it is a perfect compliment to Julie Nuttigs Doll stampsl
Perfect for my Ephemera project.


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TADA Presents THE LITTLE MOON THEATER, 1/19-2/16
TADA! Youth Theater has announced a new production of Michael Slade and Joel Gelpe's The Little Moon Theater, based on the book by Irene Haas, with choreography by Joanna Greer, musical direction by Jim Colleran and direction by Janine Nina Trevens. The Little Moon Theater will play a limited engagement at at TADA! Theater (15 West 28th St. 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10001). Performances begin Saturday, January 19 and continue through Saturday, February 16. Press are invited to all performances.
The Little Moon Theater follows a travelling troupe of actors who grant wishes through performances. They meet an odd assortment of characters including an independant creative thinking young girl; a boy and his pet snake, Asp-aragus; a dog who is in love with the moon; and an endearing although rather clumsy fairy godmother who is desperately trying to retire.
The Little Moon Theater stars 24 members of TADA!'s Resident Youth Ensemble; talented kids between the ages of 8 and 18 from the NYC area who participate in this FREE year-round youth development program: THE LITTLE MOON THEATER TROUPE is JOJO: Kristin Callahan (Manhattan, 14); JIP: Thomas Vaethroeder (Brooklyn, 12); NICOLETTE: Maddie Rubin (Manhattan, 13); ALOYSIUS: Jaden Jordan (Brooklyn, 11); PHINEAS: Sammy Grob (Manhattan, 14); PENELOPE: Jesse Besca (Manhattan, 10)/ KK Pohly (Manhattan, 9); ROSE: Elsa Chung (Bronx, 11); CONSTANCE: Danielle Palmer (Bronx, 14); ALVIN: Romello Rodriguez (Bronx, 15); DOG: Tau Bennett (Brooklyn, 12). TOWNSPEOPLE are Diego Arellano (Queens, 15), Ashley Figueroa (Manhattan, 11), Molly Grob (Manhattan, 12), Ari Hawkins (Manhattan, 12), Jonah Levinowitz (Brooklyn, 12), Mateo Lizcano (Queens, 8), Nathan Love (Brooklyn, 10), Riya Nagpal (New Jersey, 10), Reynaldo Nunez (Bronx, 14), Sam Perman (Manhattan, 11), Chris Sumpter (Manhattan, 10), Kaci Walfall (Brooklyn, 8), Levana Wang (Queens, 13).
The production features scenic and lighting design by Steve O'Shea and costume design by Dina Perez. Phoebe Duncan is the production stage manager.
The Little Moon Theater plays the following schedule through Saturday, February 16:
Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m
Sundays at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Special Show Dates include: Wednesday, February 6th at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. & Friday, February 15th at 7 p.m.
Tickets are only $20 for adults and $8 for children; Premium tickets (also available for every performance) are $25 for adults and $15 for children and feature priority seating and support TADA!'s programming. Non-Profit Group rates start at $6 per child for groups of 20+; birthday party packages are also available.
Tickets are available at www.tadatheater.com/currentseason.asp and reservations are reccomended.
Parents Night Out, February 15th, Ages 6-10, 6pm-9pm - Take the night off & drop your kids at TADA! They will see the performance of The Little Moon Theater, make new friends, eat pizza,
play games & (of course) there will be lots of singing, dancing & acting.
Regular Price: $60
Kids Club Members: $55
Book online at http://tadatheater.com/schoolbreakcamps&workshops.asp
Running Time: 1 hour (no intermission)
Janine Nina Trevens (Executive & Artistic Director) co-founded TADA! in 1984 with Linda Reiff. Since that time, she has served as the Artistic Director for all of the works produced by TADA!, many of which she commissioned specifically for the company. For TADA! she wrote The Little House of Cookies, Sweet Sixteen, The Perfect Monster, Odd Day Rain and The History Mystery. She directs many of TADA!'s musicals, numerous staged readings, and Ensemble appearances at various locations and events in and around NYC. Nina was selected as one of 10 Parenting Leaders by Parenting Magazine, and she was one of only five women nationally to receive Family Circle's First Annual Halo Award for women who make a difference. She is proud to have served on funding panels for NYSCA, DCA, ART/NY and TCG. Nina is currently a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women.


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iPhone got dropped on a hard surface, screen survives, but.
left side of the screen all the LEDs are not responding, all greyed out, top till bottom about 1 inch. they respond to touch though.
So atm it has only 2/3 of the screen visible, and 3/3 touchable.
I tried Pixelchecker to perhaps flash them back to normal state, to no avail.
I thought about just moving the total area the iphone uses to the right so it does not put anything behind the covered up area, in fact 'zooming out' (putting 3/3 on 2/3 of the screen) and moving it a bit.
i fear this is technically not possible, as i did not find anything about this, but why not give it a shot?
Anyone else got ideas on this?


text: Know the lodown of the waves without getting out of bed with the Nixon Lowdown. The custom digital display is pre-programmed with tide information for over 200 beaches until 2020. Future tide, dual time, alarm, countdown timer, wave counter, chronograph, and light round out the features of this unique timepiece. Built to last, the Lodown case is designed with a custom 100 meter fiber reinforced polycarbonate with raised bezel, direct tide pusher and treated acrylic crystal. Strap in with a custom injected polyurethane band with patented locking looper and stainless steel buckle to insure you don't lose your watch in the waves.


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Open Table Boise Signature Salad
-1lb of various fresh local and/or organic greens, rinsed
-1 pint of fresh local strawberries, sliced
-4 oz. of local goat cheese (Rolling Stone Chevre), crumbled
-Spiced pecans
1 cup of pecans unsalted
2 Tbs of melted butter
¼ cup of brown sugar
1 tsp of Cajun salt
Mix pecans, butter, brown sugar and Cajun salt in a bowl and transfer to a cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10minutes (check after 5 minutes to make sure not overcooked)
-Creamy Basil Balsamic Vinaigrette
½ cup of fresh organic basil
2 cloves of garlic
2Tbs of lemon fresh squeezed juice
1 Tbs of Dijon mustard
1 tsp of paprika
¼ cup of balsamic vinegar
Honey to taste
¾ cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
In a food processor, blend basil and garlic just until well incorporated. Then add the lemon juice, Dijon mustard, paprika, balsamic and some honey. Start the food processor back up and slowly drizzle in the olive oil to emulsify the dressing. Then add salt and pepper and pulse a few times. Taste dressing and adjust honey, salt and pepper to your taste.
Mix the greens, strawberries, cheese and pecans in a serving bowl. Dress the salad with the vinaigrette right before serving.


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Capital Pains: Rules for Capital Losses
by Julian Block
When securities markets swoon and apprehensive investors bail out of their holdings, they console themselves with deductions for capital losses when it comes time to file taxes.
But long-standing rules limit deductions for losses on sales or redemptions of shares of individual stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The big hurdle is Internal Revenue Code Section 1211, which caps the deduction at $3,000 for both married couples and single filers. (Married couples who file separate returns are limited to a maximum deduction of $1,500 per person.) These dollar limits haven't been revised upward since they went on the books in 1978, when Jimmy Carter was in the White House.
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Lee Wenzel from Minnesota posted over 3 years ago:
One implication to be drawn from this very valuable article is that the couple should not let their $90,000 in losses be carried forward for 30 years, writing off $3,000 against income each year. That loss should be considered an asset and not allowed to just sit there. They need to get back on that horse after being tossed. Capital gains now have a no-tax advantage for them over other forms of investment. Just like municipal bonds are often compared to other investments on an after-tax basis, they can do the same with capital gain investments. The mistake would be to exclusively hide in CDs and dividends.
Marc from Florida posted over 3 years ago:
How would you use it as an asset when the loss can only offset gains incurred in the same year as the loss or the $3k/yr against income?
Oreon from Massachusetts posted over 3 years ago:
It is my understanding that the unused prior years losses can offset future capital gains, without be subject to the $3000 per year exclusion. It is also my understanding, but I need to verify this, that the Capital Loss Carryforward (those unused losses) can be used on any capital gain, ST and LT, irrespective of what they were in the original loss.
So what Lee, above, was saying ... instead of waiting 10 years at $3K per year to run this 'asset' off, ... feel free to sell out of an appreciated asset that you no longer wish to be invested in, offsetting its gains against this unused Loss Carryforward. Otherwise you might be inclined to hold it perhaps longer than you preferred to avoid paying the taxes on its gains.
Blake from North Carolina posted over 3 years ago:
We have used TaxCut to fulfill the compelled drudgery. When a capital loss is computed it completes a "worksheet from the instructions" to "adjust", i.e. minimize, the loss carry forward. This entirely contradicts the assertion that the entire amount of loss exceeding $3000 can be applied in subsequent years. We would love to know that the computer program is incorrect but would be grateful for knowing authoritatively which is right.
Martha from California posted over 2 years ago:
Why do I need to SIGN IN every time I log in to read the articles on the internet if I am a MEMBER?????????????
Thomas from Virginia posted over 2 years ago:
In most case one would want to minimize the loss carried forward since this minimizes your taxes in that year. You do NOT have a choice to use $3000 of the loss against "ordinary income" each year (even if you have no income $3000 of the loss is used each year [IRS Pub 17 pg 114 tax year 2010].
Eric from New Jersey posted over 2 years ago:
Next spring my wife intends to sell our home at an estimated loss of at least $500,000. We file jointly and have two 1032 property investments for 6 years at a cost of $230,000, if we were to sell them, could we use the loss against the profit? Which other gains may be used?
Timothy Bruce from Virginia posted about 1 year ago:
The wash sale loss disallowed in the
current year is not gone forever.
The loss is used to adjust the basis
of your new shares and can be realized
when they are sold as an adjustment in
Henry Will from Florida posted about 1 year ago:
(1). Can capital gain distributions from a mutal fund company be offset by losses of the sale of stock in a different company?
(2). Can capital gain distribtions from a mutal fund company be offset by selling shares at a loss from the same company?


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Finally off to comment on all these gorgeous LO's
Finally off to comment on all these gorgeous LO's
I just spent some time commenting... started at the newest layout and go half way through second page....
You know all those If I only had more time layouts? They are so true! I need more time to comment!
I agree! That is some costume!
Voted....it was harder this week than last.
I'm busy making sure I see and comment on every layout in our alliance!
Everyone had done awesome!
Did everyone have a great weekend? What did you do?
I'm still trying to finish up my bathroom re-model... why does everything take so long? It's been six weeks now! Maybe today... so I did that instead of too much DSD stuff. Sigh.


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How To Ripen Peaches Faster
Last weekend my friend April and I went to the farmer's market. Along with a lovely batch of fresh strawberries, we both decided to pick up some early peaches too. The only problem was that while the peaches looked great, they were still too hard and unripe. So what could we do? We could sit them on our counter and wait for what seems like an eternity for them to ripen, or we could employ a quick trick and have them ripen in double the time.
To speed up the ripening process in peaches, place them in a loosely sealed brown paper bag on the counter. The peaches give off ethylene gas - a natural ripening hormone - which is trapped inside the bag causing the fruit to ripen faster. You can do this with a plastic bag too, but the plastic doesn't "breathe" as well as the paper, meaning moisture may collect causing your perfectly ripened peaches to rot.
Once ripe, peaches should be refrigerated and used within a few days (although they'll taste better at room temp). Ripe peaches have a sweet fragrance, are soft (but not mushy) to the touch and have a golden undertone.
This ripening trick also works for apricots, nectarines, avocados, bananas, kiwi, mangoes, pears and plums.


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The sea slug, Chromodoris reticulata, is a type of soft-bodied marine mollusk, and its disposable penis is very rare in the animal kingdom.
As for what happens after sex ... "The penis just falls off," lead author Ayami Sekizawa told Discovery News.
Sekizawa, a researcher at Osaka City University, and colleagues made the discovery after studying C. reticulata individuals that they collected during scuba diving trips in shallow coral reef areas near Okinawa, Japan.
The researchers set up an experiment tank and watched as the sea slugs copulated 31 times.
These animals are "simultaneous hermaphrodites," meaning each performs both the "male role" of donating sperm to a mating partner and the "female role" of receiving sperm from the partner simultaneously during copulation.
A typical mating episode involves two individuals touching each other with their genital orifices. They then "project" their penises and each insert them into the other's vagina and start copulation. After a short time, one removes its penis from the partner. Later, the other mate removes its penis too.
Both individuals then crawl away, with their elongated penises still dangling. The sexual organs, which feature backward-pointed spines for possibly trapping rival sperm, would then suddenly sever from their bodies and float away.